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Pioneer of the all day property auction regionally, Galway’s leading auctioneer O’Donnellan & Joyce saw its 10th all day auction reach property sales of €5m last Friday, a bumper catalogue, and a start for vendors and buyers with investors and first time buyers out in force.

From early morning there was a race to leading auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan’s auction room at the Harbour Hotel with first time buyers, investors and holiday home seekers keen to get the best seats in the auction room to bid for their preferred property such was the value, property styles, and locations on offer from Galway to Donegal. Prior to the white flag being raised on today’s auction 1,000 acres of forestry land in Mayo and Donegal sold for an undisclosed sum.

The price of an average three-bedroom semi-detached house in Westmeath has risen by 2.04 per cent to €125,000 in the second quarter of 2015, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance.

The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an up-to-date picture of the property market in towns and cities countrywide.

A family home located in a friendly neighbourhood, in Garnafeile, Athlone, has just gone on the market for close to €300,000.

The 4/5 bedroomed detched home is spacious, comfortable, and offers all the ingredients for a family home in a sought-after area on the east side of Athlone. The home is beautifully decorated and contains three reception rooms and two bathrooms.